Can somebody tell me what the expected options are for streaming the Olympics this summer? I've read that NBC will stream every event live; will there be an option for streaming via Roku? Will there be options for viewing the regular televised productions, perhaps via a paid channel? I'd like to get this figured out ahead of time in case I need to resubscribe to cable TV. Thanks.

Maybe you can get a developer to create a channel for universal sports. They have gone to some kind of pay for play model that I don't think will work because the prices are too high but maybe its worth looking into.

It’s all FREE and available to everyone who completes a quick and easy one-time process confirming they subscribe to a cable, satellite or telco service.

hate to be the glass half-full guy but seriously, what a joke. NBC, an ad-sponsored television network that is free to view over-the-air wants you to confirm you're a pay television subscriber before you can watch their online stream. I'm sure they've got some clever reason for it though ($$$$)

It’s all FREE and available to everyone who completes a quick and easy one-time process confirming they subscribe to a cable, satellite or telco service.

hate to be the glass half-full guy but seriously, what a joke. NBC, an ad-sponsored television network that is free to view over-the-air wants you to confirm you're a pay television subscriber before you can watch their online stream. I'm sure they've got some clever reason for it though ($$$$)

If its anything like it was in 08, a number of the events will be aired on NBCs cable offerings as well (MSNBC, CNBC, etc)

With about an 8 hour time difference between London and Los Angeles I will probably want to watch online live plus with the choice of all the events it won't be just the American athletes I can watch. One of my biggest issues with network coverage of the Olympics the past few decades is the focus on only American athletes and only the events the USA does well in. But hey, I'm old enough to remember when the Olympics were for amateurs unless you were from a communist country.

I think if you look around for English speaking International countries you can probably get it for free. I love the Olympics but I'm sure not willing to pay for it. We'll see what NBC offers OTA, then I'm going to go hunting abroad.

With about an 8 hour time difference between London and Los Angeles I will probably want to watch online live plus with the choice of all the events it won't be just the American athletes I can watch. One of my biggest issues with network coverage of the Olympics the past few decades is the focus on only American athletes and only the events the USA does well in. But hey, I'm old enough to remember when the Olympics were for amateurs unless you were from a communist country.

Peace

brett

I was thinking the same thing, It used to be a matter of national pride and amateur athletes and now it's about money and the best. Too bad.

I'm very interested in getting this to work with the channel and companion Android app I developed (Juice for Roku). Right now, I have the ability to playback audio and video podcasts on the Roku. If anyone can find an RSS feed pointing to live or recorded video of the Olympics, it should work without modification as long as it doesn't require authentication.

The BBC said that they will be streaming every event, but it isn't clear to me if you will need a proprietary BBC app or view it through their web site. I think this may be a better option than going through NBC since it looks like you will need to go through an NBC player to get to the video.

Even if the BBC doesn't provide an RSS feed but does provide individual URLs that work, I could create the RSS feeds and host them on my web site.

So if anyone comes across video stream URLs that will work without authentication, let me know and I'll make sure it works with my channel. Unfortunately though, this would only work if you had an Android device. If there is enough interest, I could probably create a new private channel that wouldn't require a phone app. But the key is finding the right URLs to stream the content.